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Preparing Flax and Making Rope and Cloth

Preparing Flax and Making Rope and Cloth



‎This image shows Egyptians working with flax. Laborers (1, 2) carry water up steps (a) to soaking pits (b). A laborer (3) lays soaked flax out to dry (c). (D) shows fresh-cut flax. Laborers (4, 5, 6) beat flax on stones (f) with mallets (e) to separate fibers. Workers (7, 8) strike yarn on stone (g). Workers (9, 10) twist yarn into a rope (h). Workers (11, 12) show finished cloth (i) to an overseer (13). Linen was the only cloth allowed for wrapping mummies. The Egyptians sold linen to all their trading partners, but the Jews also produced it in Palestine.
Exod 28:42, Josh 2:6, Prov 7:16, Prov 31:13, Mark 15:46, Rev 19:8, 14

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